Dienstag, 14. Januar 2014

Why And How To Choose An LPN School

LPNs or Licensed Practical Nurses are becoming in demand today. It's undeniable that there have been several changes in the factors that affect healthcare, and these changes have opened the door for licensed practical nurses to be portraying an important role in the society.

An LPN (licensed practical nurse) or in some states referred to as LVN (licensed vocational nurse), is someone who provides care to the patients but within the supervision of a registered nurse, a physician or other licensed health practitioners. An LPN can do routine tasks such as vital signs, bathing the patient, feeding the patient, and other technical skills, which do not require advance critical thinking skills such as nursing assessment, planning of nursing interventions and evaluation of the nursing care done.

Bonus pay for weekend or overnight shifts,Holiday pay,Pension plans (a rarity in today's market!),Low-cost health insurance for you and your family,Paid child care The best way to get started on your journey to being a nursing professional is, as you might expect, finding the best nursing education you can get your hands on.

There are basically three kinds of nursing programs. The first is the 'on the job' program, where you get a bottom-of-the-totem-pole job as a Certified Nursing Assistant and work your way into the nursing education program offered at your hospital. It's a long grind, but it's inexpensive and you end up with connections and respect at your institution of choice.The second path is a two-year degree at a college -- the Associate Degree in Nursing. The most common form of ADN is a Licensed Practical Nursing degree. For the truly dedicated, there are online colleges that can get you through LPN training from zero to completion in only nine months, but it's a very tough ride.

LPNs are generalists - meaning, they can work in any healthcare setting or clinical area. LPNs can work in nursing homes, doctor's offices, outpatient care centers and in home healthcare. On average, the mean salary of an LPN with a work experience less than 1 year is from 27,245 to 39,598 dollars. This figure increases as the work experience increases too. There are many colleges, hospitals, vocational schools, and other independent health agencies that provide practical or vocational nursing programs. Usually these LPN programs last for 9 or 12 months and provide both classroom and clinical exposures. At the end of the program, the graduates need to take an NCLEX-PN license.

Within nine to 12 months, you will be working in a clinical setting with patients and enhancing your knowledge along the way. This will allow you to unlock some of your earning potential within a very short period of time and keep you from facing the mountain of student loan debt that many people emerging from a traditional nursing school program are left to deal with. Becoming a licensed practical nurse can quickly get your nursing career off the ground and could be one of the best decisions you will ever make!